Thu, Sep 19
|Eastern Market, Shed 2
Eastern Market After Dark
Time & Location
Sep 19, 2024, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Eastern Market, Shed 2, 2500 Russell St, Detroit, MI 48207, USA
About the event
Presented by the Gilbert Family Foundation, Eastern Market After Dark (EMAD) is produced by Design Core Detroit as a signature event of the festival and is a district wide open-studio involving several galleries, retailers, brand activations, and music. Introduced as part of the festival programming in 2012, EMAD has grown from an initial attendance level of 4,000 to attracting more than 33,000 attendees in 2023 while featuring the work of emerging to established designers. Sponsored activations occur under Shed 2 all through the entire market area.
About Design Core Detroit
Design Core Detroit champions design-driven businesses and their role in strengthening Detroit’s economy. It offers services to strengthen, grow and attract design businesses, increases market demand for design services, and tells Detroit’s design story locally and globally. Design Core is a department within College for Creative Studies. Design Core serves design-driven industries that specialize in design or utilize design as a central discipline of their business strategy. As the steward of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation, Design Core serves as the convener and backbone organization for the Detroit City of Design initiative.